GUITAR TABS FOR GUNS N'ROSES


"PARADISE CITY"




Paradise City
Written by Guns N'Roses
Originally Recorded by
Guns N'Roses

Tabulature by Ledz
Tabulature for Solo by Matt
(Thanks, Ledz and Matt!)
Double Time Riff from Matt (UK). Thanks!



Key: h = hammer BF = bend full BFR = bend full and release BH = bend half P.M. = palm mute /\/\/ = vibrato % = repeat previous 70 --------------------------------------------------------------------> Tune down 1/2 step (one fret) Rhy. Fig. 1 G C |-3---3-----3-----3-------|---------3-----3-----3-------| |-0-----0-----0-----0---0-|-1---------1-----1-----1---1-| |-0-------0-----0-----0---|-0-----------0-----0-----0---| |-0-----------------------|-0h2---2---------------------| |-2-----------------------|-----3-----------------------| |-3-----------------------|-----------------------------| Fadd9 C G |--------3----------------3-------|---3----3-------------------| |--1---1---1---1--1-----1---1---0-|-0--0-----0-----0---0-------| |--0h2-------2----0-----------0---|-0----0-----0h2---0------0--| |--0h3------------0h2-------------|-0--------------------0h2---| |---------------------3-----------|-2--------------------------| |---------------------------------|-3--------------------------| Rhy. Fig. 2 * P.M.--| P.M.---| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|-5--------------------------| |---------------------5-5-|-5--------------------10-10-| |5--------------------5-5-|-5--------------------10-10-| |5--------------------3-3-|-3---------------------8--8-| |3------------------------|----------------------------| P.M.--| P.M.--| * |---------------------------------|----------------------------| |-10-----------------5------------|----------------------------| |-10-------------5-5-5------------|----------------------------| |-10-------------5-5-5------------|-5--------------------------| |--8-------------3-3-3------------|-5--------------------------| |-----------------------------3-3-|-3--------------------------| (* I am not sure if this is the correct G5. This figure was not tabbed in the book. The other G5 that was listed at the top of the page was: ) |-3-| |-3-| |-0-| |-0-| |-X-| |-3-| Riff B |--------------------------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------15--------------------|---------------------| |-------12-12--------------14BF-14BFR--12----|-----------%---------| |-12h14---------14-12---------------------14-|---------------------| |--------------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------------|---------------------| Riff B-1 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ |--------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-13BF-----13BF-----13-----10BFR------8------|-10------------------| |-----------------------------------------9--|---------------------| |--------------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------------|---------------------| Riff B-2 Hold Bend _________________ | | /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ |-------------|----15---------|--------------|---------------------| |-13-------13BF--------13-----R------12h13---|-12------------------| |--------------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------------|---------------------| Riff C P.M.-----------------------------------| /\/ /\/ |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------3----| |------------------------------------5--3----| |-5---3---4--5---3---4--5---3--5--3--5--1----| |-3---1---2--3---1---2--3---1--3--1--3-------| P.M.-----------------------------------| /\/\/\ /\/\/\ |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------5--3----| |------------------------------------3--3----| |-5---3---4--5---3---4--5---3--5--3--3--1----| |-3---1---2--3---1---2--3---1--3--1----------| P.M.-----------------------------------| /\/ /\/ |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------3----| |------------------------------------5--3----| |-5---3---4--5---3---4--5---3--5--3--5--1----| |-3---1---2--3---1---2--3---1--3--1--3-------| P.M.----------------------------------| /\/ \/\ |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------5---3----| |--------------------------5---3----3---3----| |-5---3---4--5----3---4----5---3----3---1----| |-3---1---2--3----1---2----3---1-------------| Rhy. Fig. 3 (w/ partial 1st verse for timing) P.M.---------------------------------------| /\/ |-----------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------3--| |--------------------------------------------------3--| |--------------------------------------------------3--| |--------------------------------------------------1--| |-3----1---2---3---3---1---2---3---1---3---1---3------| 1. Just... I'm... P.M.-----------------------------| /\/ |---------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------5----3-----| |----------------------------------------5----3-----| |----------------------------------------5----3-----| |----------------------------------------3----1-----| |-3----1---2--3--3--1--2--3--1--3---1---------------| hard... I'm your... P.M.----------------------------------------| /\/ |-----------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------3--| |--------------------------------------------------3--| |--------------------------------------------------3--| |--------------------------------------------------1--| |-3----1---2---3---3---1---2---3---1---3---1---3------| charity... eat. P.M.-----| /\/\/\/\ |------------------------------------|--------------| |--------------------------3---------|--------5-----| |--------------------------3---------|--------5-----| |--------------------------3---------|--------5-----| |--------------------------1---------|--------3-----| |-3---------1---2---3----------------|--------------| pay you.... another... time. |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------/\-------| |-------------------------------------------/--\------| |--3BH--------1---3---1--------------------/----------| |-------------------------1---3----------(3)----------| Take... the... line. (slide) -------------------------------------------------------------------->| O.K. So the song goes like this: (Rhy. Fig. 1) x 2 (Chorus w/Rhy. Fig. 1) x 2 Take me down to the paradise city, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty. Oh won't you please take me home. (Rhy. Fig. 2) x 2 [(Riff B then Riff B-1) w/Rhy. Fig. 2] [(Riff B then Riff B-2) w/Rhy. Fig. 2] (Riff C) (Verse 1 w/Rhy. Fig. 3) Just an urchin livin' under the street. I'm a ... hard case that's tough to beat. I'm your charity case, so buy me something to eat. I'll pay you at another time. (Riff C) (Verse 2 w/Rhy. Fig. 3) (Chorus w/Rhy. Fig. 1) x 2 |----------------------|-------------------|--------1----6-|-----------| |----------------------|-------------------|------3--/6----|-----------| |--------------3-------|-5fb--3-3---5fbr-3-|-5fb-----------|-5fb-(5)-r-| |-3--3fb--5~~~---5-3---|----------5--------|---------------|-----------| |--------------------5-|-------------------|---------------|-----------| |----------------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------| |-----5-----------|-----5-8------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------/8------8-|-8fb-----r8--5-8-----5-8--------|-----------------------------| |-3h4-------------|-----------------7fb-----r7-5---|-7-5-------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------7-|-----7-5---------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------------|---------7-6-5-3-5fbr-3------| |-----------------|--------------------------------|------------------------5~~~-| |------3---|----|-------| |-5hb---3--|----|-5--5--| |-5hb----3-|-%--|-5---5-| |----------|-2x-|-------| |----------|----|-------| |----------|----|-------| Then comes this.... |------10-----------10-------10-----------10------8------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |10h11----12--10h11----10h11----12--10h11----8h9---------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| So far a - way. After which slide each note on the G string (3rd from the bottom) down two frets (i.e. 10--8h9----8h9) for a while and then move it back up two frets and so on. I think that is about it. I am not going to get into the really fast part at the end. It's about 4 1/2 pages long.

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